Good morning on this easter and passover weekend, im martha raddatz. As we take a look at thousands flocking to st. Peters square this morning to celebrate with pope francis. Well have new details on his visit to philadelphia coming up. We start with the new terror threats from yemen to the u. S. That have officials so concerned right now. Including a new threat from the Jihadist Group that launched the deadly attack on a College Campus this week. Kenyan police now saying one of the gunmen was the son of a government officer. Chief investigative correspondent brian ross tracking all of it. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, martha. American officials are analyzing this new set of terror threats after an unsettling week of attacks, arrests, and anarchy that raised questions on whether the antiterror strategy of the u. S. And its allies is up to the task. The new threats come from the same al qaedaconnected terrorists in africa who, this week, killed 148 people, mostly students,
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. Its bad enough when kids cheat in school to get ahead, but the teachers themselves . Today in atlanta nearly a dozen former educators were convicted on racketeering and other charges for their part in one of the nations biggest cheating scandals. Prosecutors say it was a massive conspiracy to make sure students passed standardized tests even if it meant giving kids the correct answers. The scandal dates back a decade. It involved dozens of schools. And a lot of grownups apparently failed one of the lessons we were all taught. Nbcs chief education correspondent rehema ellis is on the story for us tonight. Reporter it was a stunning verdict. We the jury find the defendant guilty. Reporter former educators found guilty of racketeering in an unprecedented case of teachers and administrators charged with fixing test scores and changing answers on standardized tests. Weve been
Biggest snooze on the agenda, but not today, and not when it comes from the Federal Reserve meeting. Stocks went up from the meeting after the march meeting, bond prices rose, too. Why . Fairly simple. The minutes reaffirm the idea that the fed is in no hurry to raise Interest Rates. What is more, it was revealed today that new chair janet yellen was so concerned about finetuning the guidance that she called a Video Conference on march 4th to discuss the matter. The dow soured 81 points, the nasdaq jumped almost 71, and an almost 2 spike for the day, the s p added 20. There is the bond note, you see the yield coming down there. The dollar index weakened a bit and the gold prices turned higher after the fed prices were released. But they ended the day slightly lower. Steve leaseman has more on where the bank stands and when Interest Rates may start to climb higher. The minutes of the Federal Reserves march meeting suggested maybe the fed was not as hawkish as some in the market believed
Otherwise were doing okay, heres a quick look at the weather 4. Patchy morning fog and she can say and the temperatures will be fined, similar to yesterdays. It will be adjusted touch cooler. Tomorrow, will knock off a couple more degrees. We will cool the down as we head to the weekend. The temperatures are going to settle open the low 70s. We will talk more about next weeks forecast. Lets get over to the Traffic Center with erica. You can see that the traffic is continue to stack up and these delays are headed into the macarthur mayes. If youre going to the bridge, there is an accident was about 80 at pinole valley road. There is now much in the way of details available but i know two cars are currently involved. I will have a look at that accident and the rest of your commute coming up. Overnight, San Jose Police are investigating a deadly hit a run. It happened on seven trees boulevard and east capitol expressway. A car hit a killed a pedestrian. Kron4 will tran is live at the scen
Biggest snooze on the agenda, but not today, and not when it comes from the Federal Reserve meeting. Stocks went up from the meeting after the march meeting, bond prices rose, too. Why . Fairly simple. The minutes reaffirm the idea that the fed is in no hurry to raise Interest Rates. What is more, it was revealed today that new chair janet yellen was so concerned about finetuning the guidance that she called a Video Conference on march 4th to discuss the matter. The dow soured 81 points, the nasdaq jumped almost 71, and an almost 2 spike for the day, the s p added 20. There is the bond note, you see the yield coming down there. The dollar index weakened a bit and the gold prices turned higher after the fed prices were released. But they ended the day slightly lower. Steve leaseman has more on where the bank stands and when Interest Rates may start to climb higher. The minutes of the Federal Reserves march meeting suggested maybe the fed was not as hawkish as some in the market believed